Podcasts about dm matt

If you've used your pain as fuel to achieve success, you're not alone. Many of us—especially black sheep—have turned rejection, isolation, and past wounds into motivation. But what happens when that fuel runs out? In today's solo episode, Matt shares a critical realization that could change the way you approach success: Pain-driven ambition has a limit. It can get you to a certain level, but after that, it stops working. So, what comes next? How do you transition from pain-fueled drive to something more sustainable and fulfilling? What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✅ Why pain is an effective motivator—but only for so long ✅ The hidden cost of using pain as your primary source of success ✅ How to identify when your fuel source is running dry ✅ What to replace pain with to continue growing in life and business ✅ The key question you need to ask yourself right now: What's fueling you beyond pain? This episode is a must-listen if you've ever felt like your success is tied to proving people wrong, escaping your past, or avoiding pain. Matt breaks down what he wishes he knew earlier and gives you a powerful call to action to redefine your motivation moving forward.

In this gripping first episode of our second campaign, "The Nexus," join our DM Matt and the party, Lucia, Holden, Dail, and Jace as they set off on an intriguing adventure in the quaint village of Glen. This story kicks off with our diverse group discussing the essential components of forming a formidable team and debating the value of street smarts versus book smarts. Join us on this adventurous journey, filled with ancient enigmas, and the promise of handsome rewards.Want more Twenty Sides? Check the links below. Patreon | www.patreon.com/twentysidesInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/twentysidespod/YouTube | https://youtube.com/@twentysidespodcastDiscord | https://discord.gg/74kucBWZFh

On this episode tensions rise as we join our DM Matt and the party Jace, Lucia, Dail and Holden on a thrilling investigation involving eerie clock towers and shadowy figures.Holden and Dail face off against a ghostly assailant armed with a knife, prompting a fierce battle that sees Dail wielding her beautifully etched greatsword. As the crew navigates the dark corners of a long-silent tower, they uncover remnants of celestial mappings and broken circle symbols, all while eerie voices fill the air.Want more Twenty Sides? Check the links below. Patreon | www.patreon.com/twentysidesInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/twentysidespod/YouTube | https://youtube.com/@twentysidespodcastDiscord | https://discord.gg/74kucBWZFh

Looking at 45 episodes and the party still being in the first town, DM Matt is curious if he understands how tutorial towns are meant to be laid out....

DM Matt walks you through his prep for a Friendly Local Gaming Convention and his tips for running a successful Con slot. Links: Subscribe to the DMofNone Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  RPG Geek Global Game Conventions List https://rpggeek.com/wiki/page/Game_Conventions Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Dschinghis Khan - Dschinghis Khan.

"Everyone is looking for a miracle. Everyone's got a story to tell." Listen in as a young man with great faith climbs a hill to feel God's love. DM Matt for a copy of his story on IG @NieminskiM1

DM Matt shares with DM Rob advice from his many years in the classroom that you can bring to your RPG table. Learn to game master like a teacher with these pedagogy tips!  Session Plan Template on Patreon  Check out the DMofNone Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join us on Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; The Who - Substitute; Win Ben Stein's Money Intro (Beethoven - Ode to Joy). 

We recently shared a post about our Halloween one-shot adventure that we started referring to as the “Kurt Russell Campaign.” Four players, all playing one of the legendary roles made famous by your favorite, and ours, Mr. Kurt Russell. The response was fantastic, so we thought we'd do a deeper dive.In this episode, Tony, Chris, and Dave are joined by return guests Bonnie and the Monster Wrangler himself, and now official DM, Matt, who decided that for his first official session behind the screen, he was going to do something that might even challenge even seasoned DMs.For all the dice that a character like Jack Burton is probably gonna need, make sure to check out our affiliate link at Fanroll Dice to get 10% off your entire order.1:48 Player Introductions and The Kurt Russell One-Shot.7:40 DM Matt shares the high overview of his homebrew concept for the Kurt Russell One-Shot.11:21 The players experiences with a first-time DM running an incredibly customized homebrew game and lessons learned as a first-time DM.27:20 Preparing for the adventure knowing that nothing will go as you expect it.29:25 Timing a one-shot game to run in the time allotted.31:15 The pros and cons of running a one-shot in a new vs. familiar system. Click here for our episode on D&D as Therapy.34:10 The pros and cons of running your first game as a homebrew vs. published adventure.37:25 Kitbashing to ease your preparation in a homebrew adventure.38:53 Final Thoughts.

Special guest Kyle Latino, aka the MapCrow, joins DM Matt to talk about Cloud Curio's new Kickstarter, Monstrous, how tapping into the fantastic creates better monsters, and how to map more engaging worlds for your players.  Check out Monstrous, on Kickstarter now! Building Better Monsters on YouTube   Join DM of None on Discord and Patreon!

With the help of Special Playtest Correspondent Alex Clippinger, DM Matt dives into 127 pages of playtest material for OneDnD.  OneDnD Playtest 5 and Playtest 6 Asians Represent Podcast - Has WotC Fixed the D&D Monk? Alex Clippinger's RPG Design Discord Patreon

Hey, you got modern game design in my old school RPG! Hey, you got old school RPG in my modern game design! DM Matt and Vice DM Andy review the brand new Shadowdark RPG system by Kelsey Dionne and published by the Arcane Library fresh off of its $1.3 million kickstarter campaign.  Time to attack the light!  Download the quick start or purchase the rules for Shadowdark here. You can join DMofNone on Discord and support the show on Patreon!

Episode One Welcome to the small village of Greenwood where you meet our 3 adventurers, Eldrid, Kuro, and Ryder. In this first episodes, our DM Matt, gets us started on what surely be an intense but fun campaign. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Matt Higgins believes in taking big swings. After dropping out of high school to help provide for his mother, Higgins got his GED, enrolled in college at age 16 and went to law school. He's since held a host of notable positions including co-founder of RSE Ventures, an investment firm that has backed restaurant industry stalwarts like Magnolia Bakery, MilkBar, and Momofuku. He was the youngest press secretary in New York City history, where he managed the global media response to 911, and also spent eight years as executive vice president of the New York Jets and made multiple guest appearances on ABC's “Shark Tank.” In his new book, “Burn the Boats: Toss Plan B Overboard to Unleash Your Full Potential,” Higgins outlines the winning philosophy that's carried him along his professional path thus far. Its core thesis: Get rid of your backup plan. In this episode, Maalvika sits down with Matt to talk about shame, risk, how to go all-in on your dreams, when to skip the steps society has laid out for you, how to extract value from failure, being scared, and being BRAVE. He also spills some Shark Tank secrets ;) You can pick up the book here, and let us know your thoughts! Bonus points if you leave a Goodreads/Amazon review or DM Matt your thoughts on Instagram. Follow Maalvika's personal Instagram: @maalvikabhat and the Podcast Instagram: @showmehowgooditgetspodcast & feel free to shoot a DM if you have topics you'd like to see covered in an episode! Also, check out Maalvika's Tiktok: @maaltoks for even more content. Love you! I hope it gets good.

DM Matt walks you through prepping for a new campaign using lots of plagiarism and how to prep making new characters and creating handouts to speed through the process with new players. You can support the show on Patreon to gain access to our "Best Starting Adventure" plus the handouts and maps Matt prepared for this new campaign.  Links:  Inkarnate R-N-W Arcadia Magazine Join DMofNone on Discord. And support the show on Patreon!

DM Matt and Rob discuss their favorite spacepunk/scifi/exploration/magitech/sequel/OGL role-playing game: Starfinder. Roll up a rat-person technomancer star pilot with necrograft tail, a spellbook, and freeze ray pistol and join us! Starfinder SRD (Free Rules) Join DMofNone on Discord. And support the show on Patreon!

We're back after a totally planned week off to talk all about the goodies that D23 gave us, as well as covering the recent Apple event, and catching up on those super important life events that totally happened. All that and so much more! Don't forget to drop that 5 star rating wherever you listen to us! Thanks! Matt's Fundraiser for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for Blood Cancer Awareness Month https://www.facebook.com/donate/1231287364352691/ If you don't have facebook and still want to donate, DM Matt on his instagram or twitter to help out! Theme song by the one and only Mega Ran https://megaranmusic.com/ Follow us on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/gofogaming Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gofopodcast https://instagram.com/jayvader82 https://instagram.com/mateo83 Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/gofopodcast https://twitter.com/jayvader82 https://twitter.com/mateo83 Join our Subreddit! https://www.reddit.com/r/GeekOutFreakOut/ Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/GVZee7Y --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/geekoutfreakout/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/geekoutfreakout/support

It's a (sort of) new (sort of) edition of Dungeons and Dragons: One D&D. Here's DM Matt and Rob's hot takes on the good (some nice things!) and bad (one major whiff) from the first set of playtest rules on character origins.  Get the playtest rules and submit feedback to Wizards here. Join DMofNone on Discord. And support the show on Patreon! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Three Dog Night - One.

Hey all, Here is your regular teaser for this week's Frotcast, which you can listen to in full on Patreon.   DESCRIPTION Hey frotcast faithful, This week Matt and Vince invited the hilarious TV writer and comedian Adrian McNair to the frotquarters to celebrate Juneteenth. We talk about all sorts of subjects, including a DM Matt got informing him that this very podcast was responsible for a marriage! Also, Adrian tells us the story of the time he was traveling in Spain and met an antisemitic Chinese woman who was interested in Adrian's black genetics. We also talk about the strange history of blackface, NFTs, and a TikTok theory about microplastics. Enjoy!

Okay, you are ready to start a new campaign or bring new people into the community...so, how do you do it? DM Matt analyzes the 7 criteria needed to run the best, no, the greatest starting adventure for Dungeon and Dragons for new group, new players, or a new Dungeon Master (or all three).  Join DMofNone on Discord. And support the show on Patreon!

Welcome to the Dorks and Daggers 2021 Halloween Special! Join Evan, Chuck, and Ben with special guest star Sabo as they annoy their gracious DM Matt. Our 4 adventurers are a hired band of misfit heroes sent off to save the city of Lumbridge. There's costumes, kids throwing eggs, an old man disfiguring a kid who threw an egg, new found love, Randy's Candy, 2 guys 1 Horse, 2 guys 2 whips, pumpkins, and a Crocodile named Cracker Jack. All this and more on this extra R-rated hilarious edition of Dorks and Daggers. Please reach out and let us know what you think about the episodes, to suggest items, NPC's or even plot hooks, or talk about anything else on your mind: Twitter: @DorksandDaggers Reddit: r/dorksanddaggers Discord: https://discord.gg/mCy24JABZ9 Email: podcastdorksanddaggers@gmail.com and soon to be Tik Tok! This episode contains explicit material not suitable for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. *Gielinor, its towns, and its inhabitants are the intellectual property of Jagex ltd.* --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dorksanddaggers/support

Listeners, if you can, please help the people of Texas and give to the following organizations: Frontera Fund Fund Texas Choice Texas Equal Access Fund West Fund Strap on your coolant vest, plug in your neurohelmet, and power up your fusion XL engine because its Battletech! DM Matt explains the entire history of Battletech franchise and lore to DM Rob. We've got international IP lawsuits, Neofeudalism, stompy robots, hard sci-fi worldbuilding, corporate mismanagement, 40k exiles, thinly-veiled Mongol Empires, Space AT&T, more giant robots, and Jim Belushi.  P.S. Don't forget to join our Discord! 

WARNING: This is a very niche episode reviewing the design and making of third-party classes for 5e D&D. DM Matt dives into the excellent Illrigger by MCDM Productions and our own Warlord. Links below! The Illrigger Class DMofNone Patreon The Warlord Class on DMsGuild

You have built the perfect world. Now, with DM Matt and Rob as your guides, let's turn it into something to adventure in.  Links: The Warlord Class by Matt & Rob New Draconic Unearthed Arcana Cute Armadillo Girdled Lizard  Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; The Godfathers - The City. 

The Misfits' ongoing D&D campaign, ‘The Rise of Ashtarak', brought to life by DM Matt. Join Albran, Brodie, Dabura, Ronald Roundhouse and Tahr as they try to stop ASHTARAK, a demi-god being brought back to life by the mysterious Order. Contains some swearing and adult references. Follow Misfit Adventures on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLQBYxJhMVrgmm5_q-8F5hA AND Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DNDmisfitsadventures

Please Note: There is a slight bit of clipping at the start of the episode. The Misfits' ongoing D&D campaign, ‘The Rise of Ashtarak', brought to life by DM Matt. Join Albran, Brodie, Dabura, Ronald Roundhouse and Tahr as they try to stop ASHTARAK, a demi-god being brought back to life by the mysterious Order. Contains some swearing and adult references. Follow Misfit Adventures on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLQBYxJhMVrgmm5_q-8F5hA AND Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DNDmisfitsadventures

The Misfits' ongoing D&D campaign, ‘The Rise of Ashtarak', brought to life by DM Matt. Join Albran, Brodie, Dabura, Ronald Roundhouse and Tahr as they try to stop ASHTARAK, a demi-god being brought back to life by the mysterious Order. Contains some swearing and adult references. Follow Misfit Adventures on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLQBYxJhMVrgmm5_q-8F5hA AND Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DNDmisfitsadventures

The Misfits' ongoing D&D campaign, ‘The Rise of Ashtarak', brought to life by DM Matt. Join Albran, Brodie, Dabura, Ronald Roundhouse and Tahr as they try to stop ASHTARAK, a demi-god being brought back to life by the mysterious Order. Contains some swearing and adult references. Follow Misfit Adventures on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLQBYxJhMVrgmm5_q-8F5hA AND Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DNDmisfitsadventures

The Misfits' ongoing D&D campaign, ‘The Rise of Ashtarak', brought to life by DM Matt. Join Albran, Brodie, Dabura, Ronald Roundhouse and Tahr as they try to stop ASHTARAK, a demi-god being brought back to life by the mysterious Order. Contains some swearing and adult references. Follow Misfit Adventures on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLQBYxJhMVrgmm5_q-8F5hA AND Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DNDmisfitsadventures

The Misfits' ongoing D&D campaign, ‘The Rise of Ashtarak', brought to life by DM Matt. Join Albran, Brodie, Dabura, Ronald Roundhouse and Tahr as they try to stop ASHTARAK, a demi-god being brought back to life by the mysterious Order. Contains some swearing and adult references. Follow Misfit Adventures on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLQBYxJhMVrgmm5_q-8F5hA AND Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DNDmisfitsadventures

The Misfits' ongoing D&D campaign, ‘The Rise of Ashtarak', brought to life by DM Matt. Join Albran, Brodie, Dabura, Ronald Roundhouse and Tahr as they try to stop ASHTARAK, a demi-god being brought back to life by the mysterious Order. Contains some swearing and adult references. Follow Misfit Adventures on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLQBYxJhMVrgmm5_q-8F5hA AND Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DNDmisfitsadventures

The Misfits' ongoing D&D campaign, ‘The Rise of Ashtarak', brought to life by DM Matt. Starting up in June 2020, this represents the twenty second session of the campaign but its first recording. Join Albran, Brodie, Dabura, Ronald Roundhouse and Tahr as they try to stop ASHTARAK, a demi-god being brought back to life by the mysterious Order. Contains some swearing and adult references. Follow Misfit Adventures on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLQBYxJhMVrgmm5_q-8F5hA AND Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DNDmisfitsadventures

DM Matt takes a look Arcadia, MCDM Productions' new magazine for 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. What is Arcadia? It ain't in Greece, Louisiana, or the plane of Peaceable Kingdoms in the Great Wheel cosmology. Knowing Matt Colville it's probably a Duran Duran reference. Confusing name aside, this magazine rules. Check out the review! Links: Arcadia #1 Strongholds and Followers DMofNone Eyes Unclouded Review DMofNone Strongholds and Followers Review Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; The Meters - Cissy Strut; Jonathan Coulton - Still Alive; Jay-Z & UGK - Big Pimpin'; Beastie Boys - Slow Ride; Step Rideau and The Zydeco Outlaws - Yippi Yai Yo Yippi Yai Yay. 

New year, same Dungeon Master of None.  DMs Matt and Rob reflect on the best of 2020. Good vibes only! Then, they dive into the generic narrative Roleplaying System from Fantasy Flight Games: Genesys! Here's some pictures below, because it's hard to understand the system without looking at the dice, the outcome symbols, and the probability chart. Stick around for DM Matt's Goodfellas parody at the end of the show!  Pictures: Links: Genesys Roleplaying System Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Genesys/Star Wars Dice Roller Recommendations:  Matt: Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City Rob: Hades Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze; Tony Bennett - Rags to Riches.

DM Matt dives deep into Eyes Unclouded, a heartwarming and thought-provoking adventure anthology for Dungeons and Dragons inspired by the films of Studio Ghibli.  Link: Eyes Unclouded Anthology

We finally get to the really good stuff, the Dungeon Master sections of Tasha's Cauldron of Everything: how to use Group Patrons, Tasha's magic items and artifacts, and a delightful section of supernatural manifest zones. Then, DM Matt and Rob force themselves to discuss the puzzle section at the end of the book and how to create better puzzles that won't make your players hate you.

DM Matt and Rob are back and diving deep into each tasty bit of the newest Dungeons and Dragons supplement: Tasha's Cauldron of Everything.  Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Thurston Harris and the Sharps - Little Bitty Pretty One; David Bowie - Oh! You Pretty Things.

DM Rob is England and DM Matt's school is fighting a COVID outbreak, so here is our first ever replay of one of our favorite episodes, "82 - Anyone Can DM." There is a lot we can all learn from the basics and some good Dungeon Master thinking here. We hope to bring you more of these types of episodes in the near future. See you next week!  Episode 82 - Anyone Can DM DMs Matt and Rob discuss the basics of what a Dungeon Master is and what a Dungeon Master does. Today, we review the DM advice presented in the 5e D&D Essentials Kit. But first, a game of "Weal or Woe," in which, Rob has to guess whether the RPG product is real or fake!  Matt and Rob discuss the roles presented in the Essentials Kit: referee, storyteller, and role-player. They break down the core mechanics and goals of any Dungeon Master. Conclusion: Anyone can DM!   Letters: Dalton asks: "Do I need a wizard in my party?" Adam writes: "Aren't there times when it is good to hide your DM dice rolls?"  Alexander writes: "Where are my half-feats?"   Links: Matt's Homebrew Half-Feat Rules   Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; BTS (featuring Hasley) - Boy with Luv; Weezer - In the Garage .

DM Matt and Special Legal Correspondent Brent discuss Dragonlance authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's lawsuit against Wizards of the Coast.  Links:  Margaret Weis, LLC and Tracy Hickman v. Wizards of The Coast LLC Brent's Twitter Story first reported by Cecilia D'Anastasio of Wired Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Belle and Sebastian - Legal Man. 

Is T1 - The Village of Hommlet by Gary Gygax the best adventure for novice players and new Dungeon Masters? Should you run it or adapt it for your group? Is it even any good? DM Matt and Special OSR Correspondent Andy do a deep dive into this classic of grognardia. Your hosts go into the history of Hommlet, the reasons why you might want to play T1, and how to learn DM skills by converting and putting your own spin on this old school adventure. The Village of Hommlet by Gary Gygax on the DMsGuild Links: Tales of the Iron League Rules by Andy The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon The Delian Tomb Intro Adventure by Matt Colville Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Iris DeMent - Our Town

In a special bonus episode, DM Matt reviews two new big, stompy robot RPG systems: Mechwarrior: Destiny and Lancer. Matt explains why the Battletech Universe kicks ass (01:50), how Mechwarrior: Destiny fails to harmonize its narrative and simulationist mechanics (22:20), and why you should play the Lancer RPG (36:00). Spoilers: there is a free version of the Lancer rules and it does what Mechwarrior fails to do, combine rules-light play and fun tactical combat mechanics.  Links: Lancer RPG Mechwarrior: Destiny Free Intro to the Battletech Universe Music: Zipper Interactive - Opening Cinematic to Mechwarrior 3; Flight of the Conchords - Robots; Mechwarrior 2 Soundtrack by Jeehun Hwang, Gregory Alper, and Kelly Walker Rogers - Sable Flame; Yoko Takahashi - A Cruel Angel's Thesis; Ragtime Revolutionaries - Chicks Dig Giant Robots.

Before Matt could talk, he would watch his sister in dance class and by the time he was home he would have her entire routine memorized. Before high school, he saw a dance team perform and as soon as he saw them, he knew that was what he wanted to do. So it's fair to say Matt has been dancing his entire life. Matt moved to Orange 3 years ago with a goal to be around more swing dancers and like-minded people.Due to quarantine, all partner dancing and many dance events have closed down. Throughout this time, Matt couldn't find the right outlet to dance so he started going on a walk everyday to get out of the house, and his walks always turned into a dance - whether he realized it or not! He just started dancing and a car would honk at him or wave - so he decided to just film his dances and bring a smile to more people, virtually! We found Matt on Instagram, and we definitely recommend you check out his page linked below. On this episode Matt, Lindsey, and Alex talk about how Matt started his Old Towne dancing videos, how he taught a dance at Disneyland's Dapper Day, how the quarantine actually inspired this silver lining in Matt's life. DM Matt on Instagram to request a song Matt should dance to!We've got merch! Buy Old Towne Orange merchandise, tees, mugs, hats, clothes and more!https://shop.iheartoldtowneorange.com/BECOME A PATRON AND GET COOL STUFF!Do you enjoy #CircleSquarePodcast? Then please consider supporting us on Patreon. We've got 2 easy levels to show your support, and both involve a super cute custom-made sticker! Join us today.https://www.patreon.com/iheart Find Matt:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digadigadoos/ Thank you to our featured sponsors:Orange Realty: http://orangerealty.com/Stearn's Home Loans: https://www.stearns.com/ Follow I Heart OTO On Social Media!Website (Sign Up for our Newsletter): http://iheartoldtowneorange.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IHeartOldTowneOrange/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iheartoldtowneorange/ Thank you, everyone, for listening! Leave us a comment and share our podcast with your friends!Produced and Hosted by: Lindsay Gerner and Alexandra McDermottProduced and Edited by: Marshall ScottPodcast Recorded in Orange, CaliforniaAll Rights Reserved.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/iheart)

Howdy Dungeon Masters, in this bonus episode, DM Matt walks listeners through some homebrew magic item (0:02:45), spell (0:25:30), and monster (0:44:00) creation before reflecting on revising the Advanced Artificer (0:57:00) and reviewing a listener undead supplement (1:11:00) and adventure anthology (1:18:00). It's a MEGA-EPISODE. Let us know if you like it!  Links: BlackAF Round Table  Throne of the Crescent Moon Items, Spells, and Monsters The Advanced Artificer 2.0: Revised and Upgraded Restless: A Guide to Laying Incorporeal Undead to Restby V.J. Harris The Princess Project by Ashton Duncan, Carlos Cisco, Catherine Evans, Sharene Gilchrist, Noah Grand, Emily Harmon, Peter Harris, Brittney Hay, Jessica Marcrum, Harry Whitelaw Music: Roll the Dice - Pac Div; Say You’ll Say So - Geoffrey Landers;  Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band; The Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel; Ghostwriter - RJD2; My Favorite Mutiny - The Coup; Write This Down - George Strait; Enter Sandman - Metallica; Gimme Some Lovin’ - Spencer Davis Group; Walking with a Ghost - Tegan and Sara; Boss Ass Bitch - PTAF

DM Matt and special guest Andy discuss every aspect of Dungeon Mastering D&D and other RPGs for kids and teens.  Links: Jamboard Ryuutama RPG The Quiet Year Dungeon World (SRD) (Review Episode) Amazing Tales Beyond the Wall Hero Kids RPG Black Hack 2e (Open Game Content) Tiny d6 BASH RPG Fate Accelerated (SRD)   Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Kim Wilde - Kids in America P.O.D. - Youth of the Nation 

Happy Warlando Wednesday! Enjoy this D&D Episode. I had the chance to sit down with our personal Dungeon Master, DM Matt Cale, to talk about all of the things we do to prepare for a session as a Dungeon Master.   Our Youtube channel now features Age of Sigmar Battle Reports!   Support Warlando by getting a t-shirt! www.teespring.com/stores/warlando-2 You could also buy us a Coffee (or a BEER!) at www.Ko-Fi.com/warlando

On a dark and particularly sweaty Summers night, three mates sat down to play a completely made up bastardized version of Dungeons and Dragons. Follow Lolita Lestrange and Tiny Tony as they travel with The Caravan; a completely on the fly session from DM Matt.

In episode five of Very Vedic, Matt’s student Anna starts by sharing the complete flow and blissfulness she felt while traveling to the studio to record.Matt shares that from the Vedic view, this was Anna experiencing the support of nature.In this episode, we learn that we create our own universe because our experience of the universe is based on our state of consciousness.The pair then move onto relationships, and Matt explains that it is our relationships that create the most meaningful opportunities for evolution.Matt shares that we choose our partners because their wounds intersect with our own. We trigger each other’s wounds, which presents an opportunity to evolve.He also shares that as we evolve spiritually, we don’t actually change, it’s our desires that change. And that we come to realise that our desires are in fact not our own, but nature experiencing itself through us.If you’re curious about the Vedic view on love, intimacy, parenting and relationships, how we choose our partners and ending irrelevant friendships, Matt hopes you love this episode.If you’re keen to learn how to meditate, or you have a question you’d like answered, DM Matt on Instagram @bondimeditation, or email info@bondimeditation.com.au.Thanks for listening and if you like what you hear, please leave Very Vedic a review!Jai Guru Deva.Very Vedic is produced by Studio Offline, technical production by Pod Paste, original music by Al Royale.

In episode four of Very Vedic, Matt’s student Anna asks about the relevance of joy from the Vedic view, which opened up an interesting discussion about the often bumpy and sometimes traumatic path to enlightenment.Matt reveals that as we begin our spiritual journeys, or even if we’re decades in, it is common to feel like our state of mind isn’t matched to our elevated state of consciousness.He explains that if someone is experiencing a darker state of mind as they progress spiritually, then karmically, that is what is most relevant for that individual to evolve.Matt and Anna also discuss the Vedic concept of dharma — which loosely translates to purpose. He provides insight into how we can discover our dharma and live a more joyful, useful and fulfilling life.This episode stands for the light and shade of our spiritual journeys, and seeks to close the gap between mental health and enlightenment.Do you need support?Visit http://www.spiritualemergencenetwork.org/If you’re keen to learn how to meditate, or you have a question you’d like answered, DM Matt on Instagram @bondimeditation, or email info@bondimeditation.com.au.Thanks for listening and if you like what you hear, please leave Very Vedic a review!Jai Guru Deva.Very Vedic is produced by Studio Offline, technical production by Pod Paste, original music by Al Royale.

In episode three of Very Vedic, Matt's student Anna shares a recurring feeling of nostalgia she has for her teenage years, and identifies it’s because she had little to no responsibilities. Everything felt fun.Spirituality can feel serious and in some practices, demand a rigid sense of responsibility from us, so Anna asks Matt where fun sits in the Vedic worldview.He shares that for some of us, we can unintentionally pass judgement on other people’s unsustainable life choices when we first embark on our spiritual path — our inner world is beautiful but the outer world seems ignorant.He explains this is sometimes referred to as cosmic consciousness blues, and it’s actually a hijacking of spiritual advancement by the mistaken intellect because inherent in the deepest of all spiritual teachings, is play.Matt and Anna also discuss the Vedic view on death and grief, explore discipline and addiction, and how doing a sacred practice of sacrifice called tapas can increase our state of consciousness.If you’re keen to learn how to meditate, or you have a question you’d like answered, DM Matt on Instagram @bondimeditation, or email info@bondimeditation.com.au.Thanks for listening and if you like what you hear, please leave Very Vedic a review!Jai Guru Deva.Very Vedic is produced by Studio Offline, technical production by Pod Paste, original music by Al Royale.

In episode two of Very Vedic, Matt and Anna explore the concept of deletion, and the uncomfortability that comes with letting go of old ideas, emotions and beliefs.Anna is meditating, so why does she feel anxious?Matt uses Vedic wisdom to explain that what she is experiencing is a resistance to the feeling of discomfort that comes with death — or deletion — of that which is longer relevant to her. And that it’s actually an opportunity to heal undigested and unprocessed emotions.He explains that meditation is the vehicle that drives out that which is no longer relevant to her personal evolution, and the evolution of all things.This episode is a lesson in acceptance. We learn that when we’re practicing acceptance, we’re actually accessing a higher state of consciousness.Matt shares with Anna that when she makes something wrong — a feeling, a situation or an experience — she’s actually amplifying the very feeling she’s trying to resist feeling. In other words: we suffer in exact proportion to the amount we resist. He gives her practical advice on what to try instead.If you’re keen to learn how to meditate, or you have a question you’d like answered, DM Matt on Instagram @bondimeditation, or email info@bondimeditation.com.au.Thanks for listening and if you like what you hear, please leave Very Vedic a review!Jai Guru Deva.Very Vedic is produced by Studio Offline, technical production by Pod Paste, original music by Al Royale.

In episode one of Very Vedic, Matt and his student Anna explore some foundational Vedic concepts that help set up the discussions they’ll have moving forward.Anna begins by questioning the role of the ego, and asks if it is ever useful to us. Matt goes on to explain that the ego is neutral, but it is the intellect that can become mistaken and cause us to suffer.Matt shares that the purpose of Very Vedic is to help us correct our mistaken intellect, and gain an understanding of the true laws of nature.The pair also explore the role of the mantra and other Vedic concepts like creation, maintenance and destruction, and the Vedic view on intuition — also known as charm.If you’re keen to learn how to meditate, or you have a question you’d like answered, DM Matt on Instagram @bondimeditation, or email info@bondimeditation.com.au.Thanks for listening and if you like what you hear, please leave Very Vedic a review!Jai Guru Deva.Very Vedic is produced by Studio Offline, technical production by Pod Paste, original music by Al Royale.

This poorly recorded session of roleplaying follows our intrepid adventurers who have awoken in a tomb from their apparent death. Follow Henry, Leumas, Etak, 8 and Gwen as DM Matt unfolds a completely unique adventure.

Listen in awe as our players Helaman, Tony, Andrew and Caleb face off against the dangers DM Matt sets on them in a Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition adventure. Will any of their characters survive this daunting adventure? Tune in to DM+4 every week to find out! This is a real play campaign brought to you by Aboleth Entertainment. Find them on Twitter @DMPlusFour and check out their titles on https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/14701/Aboleth-Entertainment

It's part two of DM Matt's Actual Prep series. You can listen to part one, in which Matt designs an adventure "live," here. DM Matt reflects on how to use your few moments before a game session to prep, what to adjust on the fly, and how to reflect on your adventures critically.  Also, the adventure that Matt and Rob wrote based on these episodes is available for purchase on the DMsGuild!  Links: Rumblings on the DMsGuild Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Reba McEntire - Why Not Tonight  The J. Geils Band - Freeze-Frame  Bobby Bare - Dropkick Me, Jesus 

Listen in awe as our players Helaman, Tony, Andrew and Caleb face off against the dangers DM Matt sets on them in a Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition adventure. Will any of their characters survive this daunting adventure? Tune in to DM+4 every week to find out! This is a real play campaign brought to you by Aboleth Entertainment. Find them on Twitter @DMPlusFour and check out their titles on https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/14701/Aboleth-Entertainment

Listen in awe as our players Helaman, Tony, Andrew and Caleb face off against the dangers DM Matt sets on them in a Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition adventure. Will any of their characters survive this daunting adventure? Tune in to DM+4 every week to find out! This is a real play campaign brought to you by Aboleth Entertainment. Find them on Twitter @DMPlusFour and check out their titles on https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/14701/Aboleth-Entertainment

Listen in awe as our players Helaman, Tony, Andrew and Caleb face off against the dangers DM Matt sets on them in a Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition adventure. Will any of their characters survive this daunting adventure? Tune in to DM+4 every week to find out! This is a real play campaign brought to you by Aboleth Entertainment. Find them on Twitter @DMPlusFour and check out their titles on https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/14701/Aboleth-Entertainment

Listen in awe as our players Helaman, Tony, Andrew and Caleb face off against the dangers DM Matt sets on them in a Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition adventure. Will any of their characters survive this daunting adventure? Tune in to DM+4 every week to find out! This is a real play campaign brought to you by Aboleth Entertainment. Find them on Twitter @DMPlusFour and check out their titles on https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/14701/Aboleth-Entertainment

DM Matt goes solo! He walks you through his process of writing an adventure in under an hour. Inspired by the image below and Tremors, Matt creates a village and monster for you to steal! 

RFI is back this week, with DM Nick and DM Matt delving in to a late addition to 1st Edition. We talk their origins, usages, and how they were a reflection of gaming at the time and more in this week issue of Roll For Initiative. Follow us on Twitter • The Show – @RFIPodcastRead More

Listen in awe as our players Helaman, Tony, Andrew and Caleb face off against the dangers DM Matt sets on them in a Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition adventure. Will any of their characters survive this daunting adventure? Tune in to DM+4 every week to find out! This is a real play campaign brought to you by Aboleth Entertainment. Find them on Twitter @AbolethGames and check out their titles on https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/14701/Aboleth-Entertainment

Listen in awe as our players Helaman, Tony, Andrew and Caleb face off against the dangers DM Matt sets on them in a Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition adventure. Will any of their characters survive this daunting adventure? Tune in to DM+4 every week to find out! This is a real play campaign brought to you by Aboleth Entertainment. Find them on Twitter @AbolethGames and check out their titles on https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/14701/Aboleth-Entertainment

Listen in awe as our players Helaman, Tony, Andrew and Caleb face off against the dangers DM Matt sets on them in a Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition adventure. Will any of their characters survive this daunting adventure? Tune in to DM+4 every week to find out! This is a real play campaign brought to you by Aboleth Entertainment. Find them on Twitter @AbolethGames and check out their titles on https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/14701/Aboleth-Entertainment

This local improv D&D comedy group is opening up the 2nd Annual Boys & Girls Club of Frederick County Comedy Night! DM Matt and Adventurer Noelle stopped by to give me all the details about death balloons, creating moments, and enjoying nerdy improv. Comedy Night: https://weinbergcenter.org/shows/2nd-annual-comedy-night/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OhCrit/ Website: https://www.ohcrit.com/ iTunes - https://goo.gl/7HS1u4 Google Play - https://goo.gl/Whff9U Spotify - https://goo.gl/dDqa9o Every Interview - http://www.wfre.com/interesting-people-podcast/ Choose your hero, choose their curse, and watch out for death balloons! Improv comedy theatre with an RPG twist. Oh Crit! started in 2017, when Callan Holderbaum and Jordan Patterson met and bonded over a conversation about Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) and improv at a mutual friend’s art show. Jordan, a Dungeon Master (DM), and Callan, an improviser, came to realize the parallels between D&D and improv. In the few months that followed, they set out to create a show that stays true to the art of improv, captures the essence of D&D, and is a whole lot of fun to watch. They knew there would be dice, PCs, NPCs, monsters, fantasy races and classes, swords, magic, and trickery; but how would it all fit together?? Countless hours were spent in verbal and physical combat trying to suss out the formula for the perfect show. Joy and Wonder not guaranteed. They eventually emerged from the workshop with an hour long show that follows an adventurer in a fantasy world. The DM would preside over all with his 20-sided die and narration superpowers; the performers would improvise everything after getting a race, class, and curse from the audience; a quest would emerge; drama would unfold, and the audience would weep with joy and wonder. They held an open audition and gathered a team of improvisers of all stripes. The team came together, practiced, sweated, and cried as one. Oh Crit! was born, and the world has never been the same.

Join our Heroes as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime. Will our DM Matt hold us accountable for the actions we choose? Or will the hammer fall and punish us? Listen and find out in… The Chronicles of West Terra.

Here’s another interview from Gen Con 51, where DM Matt sat down with Sam Riordan, of MetaArcade, and discuss their newest release, Cthulhu Chronicles. We delve into what it takes to bring the Call of Cthulhu RPG experience to the mobile platforms and lesson learned from their first release Tunnels & Trolls Adventures. MetaArcade -https://www.metaarcade.com/Read More

Here is the first of some interviews DM Matt conducted at Gen Con 51. In this one, he had an opportunity to talk with Cherise, Product Mananger, for Japanime Games about their three upcoming Robotech board games. They also go into board gaming over in Japan, what they are looking for when bring board gamesRead More

This week, we got the last of DM Matt’s interviews from Gen Con 50. In this one he talks to David Robison of Archivos. Archivos is a world building – story mapping web app that takes a very visual approach to creating an designing a campaign world. DM Matt talk with David about the ArchivosRead More

This week, we have an interview DM Matt conducted at Gen Con 50, with David Reid, CEO of MetaArcade; the creator’s of the new Android and iOS game Tunnel and Trolls Adventures. They cover bringing the classic Tunnels and Trolls Solo Modules to the mobile platform as well as the forth coming adventure creation suite,Read More

DM Vince and DM Matt are back this week with a mini issue, and the topic is a golden one, just how much gold is too much. What are the pitfalls of running a ‘Monty Hall’ game where the characters have more coinage than Scrooge McDuck? How do you manage character levels when finding 1Read More

Roll For Initiative is back with a jam packed show. DM Matt does a run down of the historic Gen Con 50, recapping the Gen Con Museum and the some of the retrospective panels among other topics. And then in the main part of the show, review a module by Jeremy Reaban, H5 The IndomitableRead More

At Gen Con 50, DM Matt had a chance to sit down and talk with Rick Loomis of Flying Buffalo. Matt and Rick talk about all things Flying Buffalo, from it’s early days as a play by mail game company, to the origins of Tunnels and Trolls and Nuclear War. We even have a guestRead More

This is a very different episode of RFI as DM Matt, records a solo show as he drives to Origins. He talks Origins history, convention going, Wizkids, gaming groups, and doles out some life advice at the end. Hope you enjoy a little something different for this week’s Roll For Initiative.

This week DM Vince, DM Chad, and DM Matt have a roundtable discussion about running a successful campaign with evil player characters. Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com

This week DM Vince, DM Chad, and DM Matt talk about another RPG that TSR created during the lifespan of AD&D, the Marvel Superheroes Role Playing Game.

Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ DM Matt in the short film “Family Reunion” – www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiT10uGetmg&feature=youtu.be Table Manner – Adventures in Fantasy by Dave Arneson 12:45.665

This week on RFI, DM Vince and DM Matt sit down and talk with Nolan Jones and Richard Zayas of the virtual tabletop, Roll20 www.Roll20.net

Volume 2 Special Insert 3 Intro o:ooo Castle of the Mad Archmage greyhawkgrognard.blogspot.com/2010/07/castle-of-mad-archmage-final-release.html DM Matt’s review of Heroes of the Feywild – diehardgamefan.com/2011/12/06/tabletop-review-dungeons-dragons-player%e2%80%99s-option-heroes-of-the-feywild-fury-of-the-feywild-fortune-cards/ Sage Advice – 19:04.270 Dragon Magazine issues covering the Underdark: The Wanderers Below – Dragon Magazine Issue 152 pg 28 To the Center of the Oerth – Dragon Magazine Issue 131 pgRead More